West View Seedling

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Discovered in 1932 in Billericay, Essex, England by F.W. Rainbird. Fruits have firm, rather dry, greenish white flesh with an insipid flavour.

Synonyms:
Westview Seedling

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Conical 2

Height
54.00 mm 2

Width
60.50 mm 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2

Firmness
firm 2

Juiciness
dry 2

Flesh Colour
Greenish 2

Accession No.
1943 - 003   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
West View Seedling (M27)

Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register